The Centerville Tigers will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Iola Bulldogs at 1:15 p.m. on Friday.
Centerville will head into Friday's matchup out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Normangee an easy 59-39 win. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1255th, while the Panthers are ranked 449th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Iola). They came out on top against Somerville by a score of 77-67 on Friday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Bulldogs as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
Iola's win bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Centerville, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-8 record this season.
Centerville and Iola were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting on December 6th, but Centerville came up empty-handed after a 44-43 loss. Can Centerville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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